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HIST 302: History of Poverty

 

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Eric Novotny
Title: Acting Head Arts and Humanities



Arts & Humanities Library
W321 Pattee Library
Penn State University
814-865-1014
ecn1@psu.edu

 

Services for History Researchers

Sources

  • Early American Fiction, 1789-1875 (novels, short stories, etc.)
  • Early American Imprints Series I. Evans (1639-1800)
  • Archives of the National Federation of Settlements and Successors, 1899-1958, FILM A280, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # HV4194.A7 1990
  • Columbia University Oral History Collection. Micro 4 NYT, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee
  • Pamphlets on Socialism, Communism, Bolshevism, 1849-1930. Call # FILM D188, News & Microforms, Ground Floor, West Pattee
  • Socialist Party of America Papers, FILM A100, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee
  • Printed Guide, Call # HX81.M87
  • State Correction and Poverty Reports, Micro 4 SCPR, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # UB251.U5U6
  • The War on Poverty, 1964-1968, FILM A334, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee
  • Printed Guide, Call # HC110.P63W37 1986

Collections

Minority and Women Collections

  • North American Women, Letters and Diaries
  • American Indian Oral History: the Duke Collection, Micro 4 DUKE, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide: Call # Z1209.2.U52O45
  • Black Workers in the Era of the Great Migration, 1916-1929, FILM A227, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # E185.8.S35 1985
  • The Papers of W. E. B. Du Bois, FILM A121, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # E185.97.D73M4
  • The Papers of the Congress of Racial Equality, 1941-1967, FILM A120, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # Z1361.N39M46 1980
  • Papers of the NAACP, FILM A434, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # E185.5.N276A2
  • Peonage Files of the U.S. Department of Justice, 1901-1934, FILM A270, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # HD4875.U5S3
  • Universal Negro Improvement Association, Records of the Central Division,1918-1959, FILM A353, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Printed Guide, Call # E185.5.G854 1995

References

Articles

Contemporary Publications

  • Accessible Archives (18th & 19th Century Newspapers)
  • American Periodicals Series, 1740-1900+
  • Hampton University Peabody Newspaper Clipping File, MICRO 4 HAMP, News & Microforms, Ground Floor, West Pattee. For articles on specific topics consult the printed guide, Call # CD3569.H364H36
  • New York Times Historical , 1851-2005 Digital Archive
  • Pooles/Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, 1800-present, Call # AI3.R4, Arts and Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2
  • Right Wing Collection of the University of Iowa Libraries, 1918-1977, FILM D289, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Print Guide, Call # Z7163.I7 1978
  • The Tuskegee Institute News Clippings File, FILM A401, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee, Print Guide, Call # Z1361.N39K58 1976
  • Underground Newspaper Collection, FILM A158, News & Microforms, Ground Floor West Pattee

 

Secondary Sources

  • America: History & Life.  Articles published since 1954 in history journals
  • C.R.I.S, 1838-1974, Call # Z6205.C2, Arts & Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2
  • HAPI, Hispanic American Periodicals Index, 1970-present, Call # Z1605.H4901, Arts & Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2
  • History Cooperative E-Journals. Full-text of selected journals in history
  • Index to Periodical Articles by and About Blacks, 1950-present, Call # Z1361.N39I6 1983, Arts & Humanities Index Tables, Pattee Level 2
  • JSTOR. Full text from selected journals various fields, including back issues
  • Project Muse. Recent years of articles from selected journals in all fields
  • PAIS: Public Affairs Information Service (Politics and public issues) 1914-1970, Call # Z7163 .P86, Social Sciences Ref., 2nd Floor Paterno
  • PsycINFO 1972-current. Index to Psychology Journals
  • Sociological Abstracts. Articles in Sociology Journals

Gov't Publications

  • Congressional Record (Debates in the U.S. Congress), Call # J11.G5, 2nd Floor Paterno 1774-1875.  Online
  • U.S. Executive Branch Documents, 1789-1909 & 1910-1932, Call # CIS U.S. Executive, Social Sciences Library, U.S. Documents. For topics consult the printed guides, Call # J83.P87
  • U.S. Government Documents on Women, 1800-1990, Call # HQ1410.H85, Social Sciences Reference, 2nd Floor Paterno>
  • United States Reports (U.S. Supreme Court opinions), Call # KF101.U49, Social Sciences Library, 2nd Floor, Paterno, Some years Online

More Resources

 

Books

 

Use a Library Catalog to search for materials (books, videos, maps, etc.). Access the catalogs listed below by going to Find Books.

 

 

Selected Web Sites